Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - agitate
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Agitate
agitate
verb (-tated; -tating) Etymology: Latin agitatus, past participle of agitare, frequentative of agere to drive — more at agent Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. obsolete to give motion to b. to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action the storm ~d the sea 2. to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of ; disturb 3. a. to discuss excitedly and earnestly b. to stir up public discussion of intransitive verb to attempt to arouse public feeling ~d for better schools Synonyms: see shake, discompose • ~dly adverb • agitation noun • agitational adjective
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v. 1 tr. disturb or excite (a person or feelings). 2 intr. (often foll. by for, against) stir up interest or concern, esp. publicly (agitated for tax reform). 3 tr. shake or move, esp. briskly. Derivatives agitatedly adv. Etymology: L agitare agitat- frequent. of agere drive ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
5.
1. волновать, возбуждать to be deeply agitated about smth. —- быть глубоко взволнованным чем-л 2. обсуждать, подвергать серьезному обсуждению, рассматривать (планы) 3. уст. обдумывать 4. агитировать to agitate for smth. —- агитировать за что-л 5. подстрекать 6. взбалтывать, перемешивать; приводить в движение the wind agitates the sea —- ветер поднимает на море волну 7. встряхивать, трясти; трепать 8. махать to agitate one's hat —- махать шляпой to agitate a fan —- обмахиваться веером ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I v. агитировать II v. 1) волновать; возбуждать 2) трясти; взбалтывать 3) перемешивать Syn: see upset ...Англо-русский словарь
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(agitates, agitating, agitated) 1. If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it. The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions. VERB: V for n 2. If you agitate something, you shake it so that it moves about. (FORMAL) All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush... VERB: V n 3. If something agitates you, it worries you and makes you unable to think clearly or calmly. The thought of them getting her possessions when she dies agitates her. VERB: V n 4. see also agitation ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v 1 to argue strongly in public for something you want, especially a political or social change + for/agains (unions agitating for higher pay) 2 to shake or mix a liquid quickly 3 formal to make someone feel anxious, upset, and nervous ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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